Looking for a natural voice speech engine? Curious about what
software can read your e-mails. Here is the latest TTS
(text-to-speach) news.
AT&T Natural Voices
http://www.deprice.com/attnaturalvoices.htm
AT&T Natural Voices are available in 16khz or 8khz Versions. The
16khz versions have a richer, fuller sound and are more natural
sounding. The 8khz version is slightly less expensive and takes
up less disk space, but generally doesn't sound quite as good. A
good analogy might be that 16khz voices sound like voices over
FM Radio, while 8khz voices sound much more like voices over the
telephone.
NeoSpeech
http://www.deprice.com/neospeechsapi5voices.htm
Kate and Paul are US English voices, available in 16khz or 8khz
versions, supporting SAPI5 Speech applications including all
NextUp.com Products, most newer TTS programs from other
companies, as well as TTS functions built into Windows XP. Each
voice requires slightly under 300mb of disk space, and is
available on CD or via download. They support speed and pitch
adjustments, and require a minimum of Pentium II, 400mhz with
128mb RAM.
TextAloud 2.0
http://www.deprice.com/textaloud.htm
TextAloud converts any text into spoken words. Instead of the
valuable time you spend reading on your computer, imagine being
free to relax, get up and stretch, or work on other things while
the information you need is read to you in a pleasant, natural
sounding human voice. Better still, leave your computer behind.
TextAloud's unique Text to MP3 conversion can save your daily
reading to MP3 audio files to download to your portable MP3
player. Listen to email, online news, or important documents
while you exercise, work or commute.
NewsAloud
http://www.deprice.com/newsaloud.htm
NewsAloud personal news agent finds the stories you want, then
reads them aloud in a natural, human sounding voice. Stop
plowing through email or spending hours surfing the net for the
news that interests you. Instead let NewsAloud do it so you can
listen while you work on something else, or get your news to go
and listen while you excercise, commute, or get outside for a
change
About the author:
David D. Deprice is a TTS professional. He reviews TTS software
for http://www.deprice.com/audio.htm
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